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reinvent the wheel

idiom

To do work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily by others; to attempt to devise a solution to a problem when a solution already exists.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    big wheel

    A person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.

  2. 02

    break the wheel

    To end a pattern of oppression, inequality, injustice, or abuse.

  3. 03

    fifth wheel

    Anything superfluous or unnecessary.

  4. 04

    hamster wheel

    To cycle fruitlessly.

  5. 05

    set one's shoulder to the wheel

    Synonym of put one's shoulder to the wheel.

  6. 06

    take the wheel

    To assume control of a situation.

  7. 07

    third wheel

    An individual or object that serves no useful purpose.

  8. 08

    wheel away

    To run around in celebration

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